The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

Phil’s Day 2013: Philanthropy enhances student education

GUEST OPINION April 23, 2013

Growing up in a Minneapolis suburb, I spent the first years of my life despising the Hawkeyes. My dad, a University of Iowa graduate, suffered through unimaginable torture from my persistent scorn for...

Elliot: How life imitates screwballs

BEAU ELLIOT April 23, 2013

Sometimes, the world throws you such a screwball that you don’t know which way is down except that you’re there. (Full disclosure: by down, I do not mean depressed. By “down,”...

Editorial: CISPA extremely invasive to American public

DI EDITORIAL BOARD April 23, 2013

The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act last week by a vote of 288 to 127, with 98 Democrats and 29 Republicans voting against the bill. The legislation...

Iowa softball struggles with getting base runners home

CODY GOODWIN April 23, 2013

It’s safe to say Marla Looper didn’t expect her Hawkeye softball team to have a 4-11 record in conference play at this point in the season. This time last year, the squad had racked up 10 wins...

Handing off to victory for Iowa men’s track

MATT CABEL April 23, 2013

As the sound of the gun echoed through the air, Jordan Mullen had pushed himself off the starting block, a golden baton clutched in his hand. Then, as Mullen neared the end of his 100-meter leg, his teammate,...

Dahm’s Iowa baseball team set to face his Alma Mater Creighton

TOMMY REINKING April 23, 2013

Iowa head baseball coach Jack Dahm is in his 10th season at the helm of the Iowa baseball team, but he has a lasting legacy elsewhere. Eighteen years of Dahm’s baseball life were spent at Creighton...

Point/Counterpoint: Who will win the NBA Championship — The Miami Heat, or the Oklahoma City Thunder?

DI STAFF April 23, 2013

Oklahoma City Thunder Miami scores a lot of points, it has a lot of big names, and it is the undeniable favorite to repeat as NBA champion. But something else that is going to repeat is a matchup with...

Hawkeye gymnasts reflect fondly on surprising season

RYAN PROBASCO April 23, 2013

Fresh off an impressive fifth-place finish in this past weekend’s NCAA championships, members of the Iowa men’s gymnastics team took time to reflect on the squad’s highly successful season. Its...

City Council to set public hearing on College-Gilbert lot rezoning

DI STAFF April 23, 2013

The Iowa City City Council will meet today at 7 p.m. to vote on a number of ordinances. After the Planning and Zoning Commission defeated a motion to approve the rezoning of College and Gilbert Streets...

Kinnick scoreboard price tag rises

DI STAFF April 23, 2013

Due to a higher than anticipated number of bids, the state Board of Regents revised the project budget for a replacement scoreboard and video board for Kinnick Stadium and the Paul W. Breschler Press Box. The...

Iowa City police search for suspect in armed robbery

DI STAFF April 23, 2013

Iowa City police responded to a report of an armed robbery early Monday morning. Officials responded to an alarm at 1:32 a.m. at Gasby’s, 2303 Muscatine Ave., after a person told the store clerk...

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